Costa Rica's
Catholic Church
Asks Black Metal
Band Marduk For
Respect
Costa Rica's
Catholic church
is calling for
respect from the
Swedish "black
metal" band
Marduk, who will
be making an
appearance in
Costa Rica next
week.
Marduk has been
strongly
criticized by
religious groups
for its
anti-Christian
lyrics and even
branding the
band as
"satanic."
Mario Segura,
Catholic priest
and spokesperson
for the Curia
Metropolitana,
said "they
should have more
respect because
they are sacred
things",
referring to the
band's use of
religious
articles, like
an inverted
cross in its
album cover art.
Segura said he
considers that
this type of
music and
message cannot
encourage any
good in Costa
Rica's youth.
Marduk will be
in Costa Rica on
July 29 at the
Pepper Disco
Club (formerly
The City). The
band last made
an appearance in
Costa Rica in
2003.
EM3 Producciones,
promoter of the
event, said the
Thursday show is
for those 18
years of age and
over and that
the band will
not be
performing any
type of ritual
on stage, just
perform its
music.
Marduk is from
Norrköping,
Sweden. The band
formed in 1990
and released
their first
record in 1991.
Their name is
derived from the
Babylonian god
Marduk, patron
deity of Babylon
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